MILFORD - In its second year, the Milford Farmers Market will be much more organized, said organizer Jennifer DeManche.

During the long winter, DeManche and other organizers formalized the market’s rules and regulations and articles of organization, which weren’t in place last year due to the market’s late August start.

"We did a very short season last year," she said. "We just wanted to get open and become available."

The formal documentation, including a set of bylaws, will benefit the vendors and the market by setting regulations for food vendors, membership and insurance liabilities, DeManche said.

She presented the Board of Selectmen Monday with the market's formal documentation and updated the board on the progress the market has made so far, including filing to become a nonprofit organization, which will be completed by next month.

DeManche also gave selectmen a sneak preview of special events and ideas the market has planned for the coming year, including a Milford Pride Day, musical performances, literacy events and other community outreach initiatives.

Each board member was impressed by the increased organization the organizers have shown.

"They’ve gone from a concept to a reality," said Selectmen William Buckley.

The organizers, he said, learned a lot during the few months it operated last year, but the formal documentation proved that the "kinks were worked out."

Selectmen also discussed the bylaws that prohibit the market from operating on residential property.

This year the market will be held on property owned by the Milford Water Company, at 66 Dilla St., rather than at Milford Town Hall, where it was held last year.

Selectmen Chairman Dino DeBartolomeis said despite minor traffic concerns on the already traffic-heavy Dilla Street, he was pleased with the market’s organization this time around.

"It’s a bigger, better, more spacious location," he said. I’m sure it’ll have more people from Milford and the area going."

Selectman Brian Murray said Town Park or Plains Park would be ideal locations for the market, but those are zoned residential.

DeManche said she was happy the board "was even considering" taking that next step in finding a permanent home for the market. However, unless the town's bylaws are changed, the Dilla location will remain the permanent location.

"Their support is good for next year," she said. "It shows that we’re going to have a lot more options next year if we can manage to get everyone on the same page."

The Milford Farmers Market will open on June 7 and run every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 4.

Zachary Comeau can be reached at 508-634-7556 and zcomeau@wickedlocal.com. Follow him on Twitter @ZComeau_MDN.